Combination tool



July 3, 192& 1,675,476

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f'thOro ighly effective :in practice.

"2 fEig. 2fis asitle elevationof- Patented July 3; 1928.

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coMBINATIoN TOOL.

Application filed March i6, 1827 'Serial No. 178,761.

{This invention j-relates to combination tools and particularly to atool designed .-for the purpose of constructing and repairingwireifen'cing; l 5 The general,object offtheinvention is to provide a.tool which shall combine in one a hammer, wire cutters, pliers,--wire=stretchersj and a staple extractor.

A further object of the invention is to 1 provide "a tool of: thischaracter which has certain parts thereonpeculiarly adapted for thepurpose of removing old staples from p'osts so as to permitthe taking upof slack and which also is 'solconstrueted as to permit the sla ck to bereadily taken up and the wire estapk A 'still further "object is toprovide 'adegvice ,of this character which is very simple, compact, Iand-Which hasbeen5found to be yMyiinvention*is'illustrated in the accompanying dra'wings wherein j Fig 1 is a side elevat-ion of my-improvedcombination tool;

and, h c rrsnien ina e Fig; 3 is" *a section "on the line 3- 3 of oneoffthe jaws 2 5, Se tion on the line 4+4 :of win -1 .1.; a l i l i Fig.6 is a face e1e'vation of the jaw 15.

Referring to these *drawings dt will be seen that my improved toolconsists'ofitwo crossed-shanks 10 and ll ,,,ea,ch shank having 1 ahandle 12,"a'nd eachsha-nkhaving a c1rcu-' lar portion 13' less inthickness than the thickness of the shank so that these circularportions will abut against each other. These circular portions are held111 rotative engagement by means of a pivot bolt or pin 14. Extendingfrom the head 13 of the bandle 11 is a radially projecting jaw 15 whichhas an approximately straight inner face 16 preferably serrated and arounded outer face 17. This outer face is not only roundedlongitudinally to the extremity of the aw 15 but is rounded transverselyso that the jaw is more or less circular in cross-section. On the head13 of the shank 10 there is formed the hammer head 18 and the rearwardlyextending jaw 19 which confronts the jaw 15 and coacts therewith. Theinner face of the jaw 19 is straight for the greater :tion, but: the :p

portion of its length sons to fit flat against and extend parallelwiththe face #16 ofthe jaw 15 andtheiinner face ofthe jaw 19 ispreferably serrated. The jaw 19 is longer than the aw 16 and the jaw istapered towardsits extremity .so that the jaw-19 terminates in a curvedand pointed portion 20 projecting beyond .the extremity of the. jaw 15.The aw 119d s also transversely curved or rounded 1n cross-section. Theheads of the :shanks 10 and 11 are formed with coactingwirecuttingibla'des 21 and 22havingithe form of :the usual wire cutters.

'The tool, :as described, may be used as a wrench asapair of pliers, asaihammenas aiw re-cutter, asua staple extractor, and as a wiretightener. The use of-zthis-device as a hammer, a wrench, andsavwirecutter will :be obvious and requiresznospecial explanaarticularvalue of .thisitool :residesin itsusefulness in eatractingold staplesirom 'fenceposts and tightening slack fiWlIBSlthEIfGOD'. .Theprolongedportion20 of the jaw r19sconstitut'es. the staple extractor.The jaws of the usual staple pullers are of .very 1 hard steel andinasmuch. as {these sta- 1131B pullers fhave to bite upon the staple,vin order to pull lit, they nsually bite into the fence iwire and thehard-pressure which has .atoabe ekertedion the jaws and the slippingxof'ithe puller actsroftentimesito cut the fence :iwire or partially,cut it, :thereby causing breaking,,of ilihe wire when thewire isstretchediagain. @111 the use .oftn y -device, where the staplelisihardto idr awqout, the 'sharpipointflObf the-upper jaw is driven vbeneath:the stapliewby :blows on the hammer head 18 and the point 20 thereforforms a pry when so driven under the wire and the staple. The jaws areleft open and the jaw 15 may be closed upon the staple after it has beenloosened and then the staple withdrawn by the leverage action of thehandles with out losing the staple as the old staple will i be clampedbetween the jaws 15 and 19.

In using my device as a stretcher, the two jaws having notches orserrations upon the inner faces grip the wire tightly and the jaws beingrounded and tapering to a point, make it easy to take up the slack. Indoing this work, the staple in the post nearest to the center of theslack should be taken out and the wire placed between the jaws directlyopposite the post. Under these circumstances the rounded jaws will forma spool upon which the wire may be wound if the tool be turned either tothe right or left. This winding of the wire upon these jaws takes up theslack and when the wire is tight, staples are used to fasten the wiretirmly to the post on each side of the jaws. In asmuch as the jaws runto a sharp point, the wire which has been wound upon the jaws may beeasily slipped from the jaws, which would not be the case were the jawsnot rounded and tapering. Furthermore, if the jaws were not rounded, itwould not be an easy matter to turn the jaws and the wire would beliible to bend over the corners of the jaws and weaken at this point.Inasmuch as the jaws form the center around a which the wire is wrapped,great leverage is secured and slack in old wires may be readily takenup.

I claim 1. A tool of the character described including crossed shankshaving handles and pivoted to each other, one of the shanks beingprovided with an outwardly projecting jaw flat on its inner face, andthe other shank being formed with an outwardly projecting jaw having aflat inner face bearing against the first-named jaw but projectinglongitudinally beyond the same and having a pointed rounded extremity,the opposite end of the jaw beingformed with a head whereby the roundedextremity may be driven beneath a staple for the purpose of extraction.

2; A tool of the character described including crossed shanks havinghandles, the shanks being pivoted to each other, each shank having aprojecting jaw, the jaws extending parallel to each other and havingflat inner contacting faces, each jaw being transversely rounded fromthe flat inner face and being longitudinally tapered, the outer jawprojecting longitudinally beyond the inner jaw and tapering to form apoint which may be forced beneath a staple, the opposite end of theouter jaw outer end, the other head jaw being having a hammer headwhereby to permit the outer jaw to be driven beneath a staple. v

3. A tool of the character described including two shanks having handlesand circular heads, the heads fitting against each other and beingpivoted to each other, one of said heads carrying a radially projectingjaw having a flat inner face and being transversely rounded and taperingtowards its outer end, the other head being formed with a jaw extendingsubstantially parallel to the first-named jaw when the jaws are closedand having a flat contacting face, the last-named jaw being longer thanthe first-named jaw and tapered longitudinally to a point and beingtransversely rounded, said secondnamed jaw being formed to provide ahammer head at the end remote from the point whereby to permit thepointed end to be driven beneath a staple. 4.' A tool of the characterdescribed including two shanks having handles and circular heads, theheads fitting against each other and being pivoted to each other, one ofthe said heads carrying a radially projecting jaw having a fiat innerface and being transversely rounded and ta ering toward its being formedwith a jaw extending substantially parallel to the first-named jaw whenthe aws are closed and having a flat contacting face, the last-namedlonger than the first-named jaw and tapered longitudinally to a pointand being transversely rounded, said secondnamed jaw being formed toprovide a haminer head at the end remote from the point whereby topermit the pointed end to be driven beneath a staple, the two jaws beingso formed as to be capable of grasping a staple after the second-namedjaw has been forced beneath the staple and the staple loosened from thepost.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. 7

WILLIAM JAMES WEST.

